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ERIC Number: EJ533285
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0157-244X
Format-Free Databases and the Construction of Knowledge in Primary School Science Projects.
Nason, Rod; And Others
Research in Science Education, v26 n3 p353-73 1996
Reports on a study in which a teacher used the collaborative development of a format-free computer database to facilitate the construction of knowledge by a group of students (n=3) during a science project. Results indicate that knowledge construction is enhanced when children collaboratively develop a format-free database. Contains 27 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Concept Formation, Concept Mapping, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Heuristics, Interviews, Student Projects, Student Research
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Australia